Monday Musings - August 12, 2024

 

1. Summer is almost over. It is the second Monday of August and there the year is down to only 20 remaining Mondays. 

2. Summer is over here in South Florida. Today is the first day of school for Palm Beach County school kids. It seemed as if the summer were too short. Well, since I'm retired, it still remains summer. Drive with extra caution as the school year begins and crazy things can and do happen around school busses.

3. Lucas, our grandson who is visiting, does not report to school for two more weeks. Summer is growing short for Maryland students as well!

4. Florida weather continues to be fairly predictable. Hot, humid, and afternoon thunderstorms. Whew! 

5. Chris and I, along with Lucas, got out to see the hit movie Deadpool & Wolverine yesterday. It is as good as they say. We very much enjoyed the experience. 

Today in History. On August 12, 1990, fossil hunter Susan Hendrickson discovers three huge bones jutting out of a cliff near Faith, South Dakota. They turn out to be part of the largest-ever Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton ever discovered, a 65-million-year-old specimen dubbed Sue, after its discoverer.

Amazingly, Sue’s skeleton was over 90 percent complete, and the bones were extremely well-preserved. Hendrickson’s employer, the Black Hills Institute of Geological Research, paid $5,000 to the land owner, Maurice Williams, for the right to excavate the dinosaur skeleton, which was cleaned and transported to the company headquarters in Hill City. The institute’s president, Peter Larson, announced plans to build a non-profit museum to display Sue along with other fossils of the Cretaceous period.

Defense secretary orders submarine to Middle East, accelerates arrival of strike group ahead of anticipated Iran attack - CNN

Analysis The former president’s efforts to bring down his new adversary have highlighted his own liabilities more than hers - CNN

Russia orders more evacuations as Ukraine’s incursion into its territory enters its seventh day - CNN

2 dead in Maryland house explosion, authorities say - CNN

Musk embraces Trump and scorns subsidies. But Tesla still lobbies for US benefits - Reuters

Exclusive: Billions in dollar and euro notes reach Russia despite sanctions - Reuters

Israel keeps up strikes in Gaza as fears of wider war grow - Reuters

Investors Borrowed Like Crazy During Rally. Now They’re Paying the Price. - The Wall Street Journal

-- Bob Doan, Tequesta, FL

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